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 |  | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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| Males | no. | 3 474 | 3 646 | 3 886 | 4 055 | 4 231 |
| Females | no. | 3 902 | 4 095 | 4 346 | 4 523 | 4 714 |
| Persons | no. | 7 376 | 7 741 | 8 232 | 8 578 | 8 945 |
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| Persons - 0 to 14 years | % | 22.0 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 22.8 |
| Persons - 15 years to 24 years | % | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.1 |
| Persons - 25 years to 34 years | % | 17.6 | 17.2 | 16.4 | 15.7 | 15.1 |
| Persons - 35 years to 44 years | % | 16.9 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 16.8 | 16.9 |
| Persons - 45 years to 54 years | % | 12.7 | 13.2 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 |
| Persons - 55 years to 64 years | % | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| Persons - 65 years to 74 years | % | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Persons - 75 years to 84 years | % | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Persons - 85 years and over | % | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
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| Population density | persons/km2 | - | - | - | - | 1 657.0 |
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| Percentage of total population | % | - | - | - | - | 0.6 |
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| Born in Oceania and Antarctica (excluding Australia) | % | - | - | - | - | 5.4 |
| Born in North-West Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 9.1 |
| Born in Southern and Eastern Europe | % | - | - | - | - | 1.4 |
| Born in North Africa and the Middle East | % | - | - | - | - | 1.0 |
| Born in South-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 4.6 |
| Born in North-East Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.2 |
| Born in Southern and Central Asia | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| Born in Americas | % | - | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| Born in Sub-Saharan Africa | % | - | - | - | - | 3.0 |
| Total born overseas | % | - | - | - | - | 32.3 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 19.5 |
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| Percentage of total population aged 15 years and over | % | - | - | - | - | 63.6 |
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| Managers | % | - | - | - | - | 15.0 |
| Professionals | % | - | - | - | - | 29.9 |
| Technicians and Trades Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 11.3 |
| Community and Personal Service Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 7.7 |
| Clerical and Administrative Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 16.8 |
| Sales Workers | % | - | - | - | - | 9.5 |
| Machinery Operators and Drivers | % | - | - | - | - | 3.9 |
| Labourers | % | - | - | - | - | 4.7 |
| Inadequately Described/Not Stated | % | - | - | - | - | 1.2 |
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| Households | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 782 |
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| Total families | no. | - | - | - | - | 2 351 |
| Couple families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 1 157 |
| One parent families with children under 15 and/or dependent students | no. | - | - | - | - | 187 |
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| Persons who lived at different address 1 year ago | % | - | - | - | - | 17.6 |
| Persons who lived at different address 5 years ago | % | - | - | - | - | 49.6 |
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| Major Cities | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Inner Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Outer Regional | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Very Remote | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Major Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 100.0 |
| Other Urban | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Bounded Locality | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Rural Balance | % | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
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| Persons undertaking voluntary work for an organisation or group | % | - | - | - | - | 20.7 |
| Persons caring for own children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 29.5 |
| Persons caring for other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 7.9 |
| Persons caring for own children and other children without pay | % | - | - | - | - | 1.3 |
| Persons providing unpaid care, help or assistance to family members or others | % | - | - | - | - | 9.2 |
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| Proportion of occupied private dwellings | % | - | - | - | - | 83.8 |
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| Births | no. | 114 | 125 | 126 | 137 | 143 |
| Total fertility rate | rate | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Deaths | no. | 89 | 82 | 95 | 110 | 100 |
| Standardised death rate | rate | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.7 |
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